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Pakistan revisits ties with Saudi Arabia to revive its crumbling economy

Pakistan is trying to mend its ties with Saudi Arabia in order to get financial help to revive its crumbling economy.

China boosting Pakistan's military arsenal by providing assistance: Analyst

As Pakistan is facing more restrictions to get weapons from the US, China has filled the vacuum by proving weapons to boost Islamabad's conventional and nuclear arsenal.While China has long supplied Pakistan's armed forces, the relationship has deepened in recent years, with Pakistan making major purchases of top-of-the-line Chinese export equipment, according to the National Interest."China has sold or licensed to Pakistan the following five weapons program a) Nuclear Weapons Program, b) JF-17 Fighter A-100 c) Multiple Rocket Launcher, d) VT-1A and e) HQ-16," writes Charlie Gao an analyst in the National Interest.One of the major aspects that Pakistan has focused on military acquisition from China has been on acquiring the necessary Air Defence for its Ground Forces.Pakistan military has relied primarily on its Air Force for providing the defence of its formation on the ground.Further, Pakistan is also in negotiations to buy the longer-ranged Chinese HQ-9 system, a Chinese analogue .

Pak Army Chief backs coordinated efforts for economic upliftment of Afghans

General Qamar Javed Bajwa has called on coordinated efforts for economic upliftment of the people of Afghanistan

China boosting Pakistan's military arsenal by providing assistance: Analyst

While China has long supplied Pakistan's armed forces, the relationship has deepened in recent years.

Pakistan reports 475 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hrs

Pakistan reported 475 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday.The country's number of confirmed cases has thus risen to 1,284,840, Xinhua reported citing the NCOC data.Meanwhile, ten people lost their lives over the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the death toll to 28,728, according to the NCOC, adding that 905 are in critical condition.During the period, 327 patients recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,242,236, said the NCOC.The southern Sindh province is the worst-affected region by the pandemic with 475,616 infections, followed by the eastern Punjab province which has reported 443,094 cases, Xinhua reported.

Pak puts conditions on allowing transit facility for India's aid to Afghan

It is learnt that the transportation of the relief materials is one of the several issues that the two sides are attempting to thrash out

Cash-strapped Pak to get $3 bn from Saudi; to park money in central bank

Cash-strapped Pakistan will soon get $3 billion as loan from Saudi Arabia as the Cabinet led by Imran Khan has approved an agreement to keep the amount in the country's central bank

Over 1.146 mn undocumented refugees returned to Afghanistan this yr: Report

As many as 1.146 mn undocumented refugees have come back to Afghanistan from Iran and Pak, with the majority of them being from Iran.

Pakistan pushing large quantity of drugs for terror funding: J&K DGP

Pakistan is pushing a huge quantity of drugs into Jammu and Kashmir for funding terror here in a planned manner and getting our youths falling prey to the menace, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said on Friday. The J&K director general of police made the remark while presiding over a specialised training programme for J&K Police officers held in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau here. Referring to the seizure of 52 kg of heroin on Thursday at Jajar Kotli and huge quantities of various drugs earlier in Poonch, Baramulla, Kupwara and other border areas, the DGP said "Pakistan is pushing huge quantities of drugs for terror funding in a planned manner and getting our youths involved in the menace to satisfy its evil intentions." Underlining the need for improving the conviction rate in NDPS cases, the DGP said the cases of drug smuggling and trading must be probed professionally, leaving no room for doubts to ensure conviction in such cases. DGP Singh ...

India summons Pakistan diplomat, asks to expedite 26/11 trial

The MEA said a note verbale was handed over to the Pakistani diplomat

Pakistan petrol retailers call off strike after deal with govt

The strike had begun early on Thursday as the main industry body flagged low profit margins, exacerbated by the government's move to raise taxes and boost revenue

Covid-19: Saudi to lift entry ban from six countries, including India, Pak

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will lift a travel ban on expats from six countries including India and Pakistan that was introduced to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic

WHO extends travel restrictions to Pakistan as polio endemic country

The UN agency extended travel restrictions on the South Asian country by three months due to it being listed among the last polio-endemic countries

Pak urges international community to provide assistance to Afghanistan

Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said Pakistan would continue to facilitate Afghan citizens

Pakistan successfully test fires surface-to-surface ballistic missile

President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated the scientists and engineers on for this achievement

China's military hardware export to Pak will affect security: Navy chief

China is exporting a lot of military hardware like ships and submarines to Pakistan and it will affect security dynamics in the region, Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh said

International Monetary Fund rejects Pakistan's borrowing request

The bank may purchase such securities in the secondary market, according to the draft

Pakistan's Lahore becomes world's third most polluted city: Report

The bad air has sickened hundreds with respiratory and other illnesses

Pakistan PM Imran Khan says rising foreign debt a 'national security' issue

He said that due to lack of resources the government had little to spend on the welfare of the masses

Pak's central bank chief warns of taper tantrum-style shock to Ems

Reza Baqir urges advanced economies to act to stem rising global inflation